JP3507464B2 - Information processing apparatus and control method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus such as a client computer or a scanner / printer server for performing scanner input and print output using an image processing apparatus on a network, such as a scanner or printer. is there.

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2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, when a document, an image, etc. created and converted on a computer is output from a printer, or when image data is fetched from a scanner, these computers, printers, scanners, etc. are connected via a network. By doing so, it has become possible for one client user to use a plurality of printers and scanners.

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However, in this case, in order to obtain the expected input / output results, each client user has restrictions on the scanner / printer to be used (available paper size, presence / absence of ADF / sorter, maximum reading). It is necessary to always be aware of size etc. If an I / O request that exceeds the limit is mistakenly made, either an error occurs and no I / O result is obtained, or an unexpected I / O result is obtained. However, when the scanner / printer is installed at a position distant from the user or when the number of scanners / printers is large, it is difficult for the user to always be aware of the restrictions of the scanner / printer.

The present invention sets the image processing apparatus such as a scanner / printer used by a client user.
Always be aware of unusable parameters of items
However, it is an object of the present invention to provide an information processing apparatus, such as a client computer or a scanner / printer server, which can be immediately known and which can input and output image data using a scanner / printer on a network.

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Was to achieve the above object, there is provided a means for solving]
The first aspect of the invention is to set the image processing device.
An information processing device for displaying a setting screen for
The setting screen includes the parameters of the setting items,
A receiving unit for receiving designation information for designating a management device;
Get the restriction information of the image processing device specified by the specified information.
Based on the acquisition means to be acquired and the acquired restriction information
You can select the unusable parameters of the above setting items.
And a control means for controlling to notify that there is no
It is characterized by

The second invention is based on the first invention.
And accepting cancellation of designation to the image processing device
And means.

The third invention is based on the first invention.
The acquisition means periodically collects the restriction information.
It is characterized by

A fourth aspect of the invention is directed to an image processing device.
Information processing device that displays the setting screen for performing the settings
Setting method, the setting screen is
Specification information including a meter and specifying the image processing apparatus
The step of receiving the
Acquiring the restriction information of the image processing device;
The setting items cannot be used based on the obtained restriction information.
It is controlled so that it will be notified that the available parameters cannot be selected.
Characterized by having a control step
And

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BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a system configuration diagram of a scanner / printer server system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the system of the present embodiment has a digital image reading unit (hereinafter referred to as a "scanner") (100) on the upper portion and a digital image printing unit (hereinafter referred to as a printer) for printing out a digital image. (30)
0), a digital copying machine (1000), a scanner / printer server (200) connected to the network (1), and a plurality of client user computers (400).

FIG. 2 has a scanner / printer function,
The structure of this digital copying machine (1000) is shown.

In the scanner (100) section, the scanner controller (101) is at the center of control and performs the following control.

First, the exposure system controller (103) controls the contact type CCD line sensor to scan the document on the document table and convert it into an analog image signal corresponding to the density of each pixel. This analog image signal is sent to the A / D converter for each color.
It is converted into a digital image signal of bit. This image signal (digital) is converted by the image processing unit (102) from its brightness level to a level corresponding to the toner amount which is the density. Next, the image processing unit (102) performs various image processing such as composition, scaling, and movement.

In the printer (300) section, the scanner (1
The digital image signal sent from the (00) unit is converted into the lighting signal of the semiconductor laser unit, and the laser drive unit (31
The laser is controlled in 0), and the lighting signal of the laser is output as a pulse width corresponding to the level of the digital image signal.

The laser lighting level is 256 levels (8
It corresponds to bit). In accordance with the digital image signal to be output, the image is sequentially exposed / developed (314) on the photosensitive drum (315) in a digital dot format, a plurality of images are transferred (316) to the sheet, and finally fixed (322). It is an electrophotographic laser beam printer.

This scanner (100) unit and printer (3
The 00) section controls the printer (300) by the control of the scanner (100) section, and can also function as a digital copying machine (1000).

When it also functions as a digital copying machine (1000), an original image is set on the original plate of the scanner (100), the copy start key is pressed, and the image is read from the scanner and image processed according to the above process. An image is formed through the processes of exposure, development, transfer, and fixing in the printer (300) unit, and is output as a grayscale copy.

FIG. 3 shows the structure of the client computer (400) on the network.

The client computer (400) is
A network controller (420) for controlling a protocol on the network with the scanner / printer server (200), a CPU (405) for central control of a client computer, temporary registration of image data, and storage of various data. Hard disk for (451)
And a hard disk controller that controls it (45
0), a main memory (460) and a mouse (431) and a keyboard (441) as means for inputting instructions from an operator.
And a keyboard / mouse controller (430) for controlling them, a color display (412) for performing layout / editing / menu display, a display memory (411), a display controller (4
10) and an image editing controller (41) for performing image layout / editing on the display memory (411).
3).

FIG. 4 shows a scanner / printer server (200) according to the present invention.

This apparatus is roughly divided into a main controller (210) for controlling the entire scanner / printer server (200), a network controller (220) for controlling protocol processing on the network, and packets extracted by the protocol. Network server controller (221) that controls the server as a server, such as analyzing the contents of the data and separating image data, a hard disk controller (230) that controls a single hard disk or a plurality of hard disks, and a hard disk (23) connected to it.
1), a queue management controller (270) that manages / controls queuing file data registered on the hard disk, queue table data (271) about the management information, and a raster image based on the separated image data / command data The raster image storage unit 700 includes a raster image storage unit 700 that stores / manages data and its position / attribute information and performs layout. The queuing data is command data that is held until it is input and executed.

As the interface, a digital copier (1000) exchanges image data, control information, commands, etc., and, when a plurality of digital copiers (1000) are connected, the digital copier (1000) is switched. An interface controller (790), a mouse (244) and a keyboard (245) as instruction input means from the server administrator, and a keyboard / mouse controller (243) for controlling them, layout / editing /
It is composed of a display (242) for displaying a menu, a display memory (241), and a display controller (240).

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the raster image storage unit (700) in the scanner / printer server.

[0043] The raster image storing unit (700) performs Ime chromatography di main controller for controlling the entire raster image data (710), efficiently arranging the raster image data into raster image memory (760), and, the administration To the memory management controller (720) and its management table (770), image data that has already been registered, or an image editing controller (730) that performs enlargement / reduction / transformation editing when registering an image on the memory, to the printer unit. A layout controller (750) that performs layout editing in real time at the time of outputting is mainly configured.

When outputting the image data on the memory, the digital interface controller (79
Image data can be transferred to the digital printer unit (300) via 0) to obtain a print image.

Raster image storage unit (700) and scanner /
The image data with the main bus of the printer server (200) and the commands are based on a specific format, and the image main controller (710) and the scanner / printer server (via the bus controller (740). 200) to communicate with the main controller.

The raster image storage unit (700) can manage image data in two modes: a file management mode and a page mode.

The first file management mode is a function of storing / managing a plurality of image data, and the stored image data is registered by a command from the main controller (210) of the scanner / printer server. A plurality of image data can be laid out and output to the digital printer unit (300) via the digital interface controller (790) to obtain a print image. At that time, the plurality of image data are respectively converted into image files as raster image memories (76
0) is managed by being divided into a plurality of parts. The start address on the memory, its image data length, the attribute of the image data,
Position information of layout output of image data is registered in the position / attribute information table (770), and the memory management controller (720) manages it. The position and size designated by the image editing controller (730) that performs image conversion and enlargement / reduction / deformation editing of the registered image data and the layout controller (750) that performs layout editing when actually output. Then, it is output to the digital printer unit (300) through the color digital interface controller (790). Therefore, since the original image data is always on the memory, it is possible to change the layout output.

In the page mode which is another memory management mode, the raster image memory (760) is treated as one sheet of paper, the memory is managed by width (WIDTH) / height (HEIGHT), and a plurality of image data is stored. When each is laid out on the memory, the image is subjected to image conversion such as enlargement / reduction / deformation by the image editing controller (730) and is fitted into the specified layout position on the memory.

In this way, the layout controller (75
The position and size designated by 0) are output to the digital printer unit (300) via the digital interface controller (790).

In order for the client computer (400) and the scanner print server (200) to communicate with each other, a collection of data strings called packets as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is used as one block to exchange packets. It is carried out.

The packet structure is such that the destination network address and then the source network address are set at the beginning, the frame size information of the packet is followed by the actual packet data, and finally the reliability of the data transfer. In order to improve the quality, an error check such as CRC called a tailor is attached. This packet data part (100
02), it is possible to enter arbitrary data, but in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS.
0003) and a data block part (10100).

As shown in FIG. 6, the header portion (10003) of the packet data portion (10002) first has a header code indicating that it is header information, and then what function this packet data has. , A continuous function packet code (10020), a continuous packet ID (10030) that indicates a continuous NO when a plurality of packets form one data, a total packet ID (10031) that indicates the total number of packets, and an actual Data block (1010
It is composed of a data length (10032) indicating the length of the data of 0). Also, the function code part (10
020) is a function ID (10021) indicating the type of the scanner / printer server and a job type ID (1002) indicating the type of job for the server.
2), the job ID (10 that identifies the job to be executed
023).

Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the data block portion (10100) of the packet data portion (10002) has a command block (10005) according to the contents of the job type ID (10022) of the function code portion of the header portion. , Status block (10006),
It is divided into an image data block (10007) and an image information block (10008).

A command block (10005)
Is composed of layout positions, color balance data, etc., as shown in FIG.

FIG. 12 shows a rough flow of the print operation procedure of the scanner / printer server system having the above-mentioned configuration. The procedure shown in the figure will be described in detail below.

<Activation of Scanner / Printer Server> When the scanner / printer server (200) is activated, the main controller (2) is first detected in order to detect restrictions concerning the digital copying machine (1000) connected.
10) is a digital interface controller (79
0), and sends a command requesting notification of restrictions to all connected digital copying machines (1000). The restrictions are parameters that depend on the capability of the copying machine, such as maximum image reading range / maximum resolution of the scanner, maximum output range / maximum resolution / maximum number of layouts of the printer, and usable paper size. Digital copier that received this command (1000)
The interface controller (104) of the scanner supplies a code uniquely corresponding to the content of each restriction item to the scanner controller (101) and the printer controller (3).
01) and notifies the scanner / printer server (200) of this code. Digital interface controller (79
0) notifies the main controller (210) of the information about the acquired restrictions, and the main controller (21)
0) stores it as table data (FIG. 10) in the main memory (260) (S1).

The scanner / printer server (20
0) while the digital copying machine (1000) is turned off or the paper cassette (32)
Since the state of 3) may be changed, the above-mentioned restrictions are detected regularly.

<Layout Processing on Client Computer> (FIG. 13) Client computer (40
0), DTP (disk top publishing) software is loaded from the hard disk (451) onto the main memory (460), and the CPU (40
5) is executed (S21). The user uses the mouse (431) and the keyboard (441) while checking on the display (412) and uses the document and various image data (illustration formed by vector / natural image captured by a scanner etc.). Directly checking the layout of the value image on the display (412) (S2
2).

When a multi-valued natural image is laid out on a document image, it is possible to add a mask process to the image and crop it with a binary bitmap image.

The image editing controller (413) registers the processing procedure of any document image / multi-valued image data / binary bit map mask image, etc. created during that time on the main memory (460) at any time (S23- S25) When the appearance of one page is completed, the hard disk controller (450) is controlled to register the appearance of one page on the hard disk (451) (S26).

[0061] <generate raster image> During this period, whereby the document Ime over di deployed on the display memory (411) is displayed through a display (412), and finally the finished time, laid on the hard disk Based on various information of the document image, the device driver software in the ROM converts the document or image laid out and created into a multi-valued raster image (S28). At that time, position information and color correction information for layout output are registered as command data on the hard disk together with the image data (S29).

The multivalued raster image converted in this manner is used for vector information such as characters and illustrations, the data of the laid-out multivalued raster image such as a natural image, a mask command for mask processing, and its mask. It is created by device driver software based on the binary bitmap mask image data of the data.

<Request for Print Queue Information / Limitation Information> (FIG. 14) When a raster image is created, the user issues a print request to the DTP software. In response to this, the client computer (400) communicates with the network controller (420) of the scanner / printer server (200).

Based on the network address of the scanner / printer server registered in advance in the client computer, the network controller (420)
Sets a packet-based (10001) destination address, and sets a printer ID, which is uniquely determined as an ID for identifying a function, in the function ID of the header section. The job ID is set to 0 because the job has not yet been determined, and the ID of the command that is uniquely determined to indicate the data block of the command is set as the job type ID.

The data block portion at this time is the current print queue status information on the scanner / printer server side,
And set the printer status request command to get information about printer restrictions.

The client computer (400)
This packet data is sent to the scanner / printer server (20) via the network controller (420).
0) (S30).

On the scanner / printer server side, the main controller (210) separates the contents of the packet into a header part and a data block part, analyzes that the contents of the data block part are commands, and Perform processing in line with it. Since the request from the client is a printer status request command, the main controller (210) uses the specified function ID.
A request is made to the queue management controller (270) as to whether or not there is printer queue information corresponding to (10021), and the restriction information table data (FIG. 10) stored in the main memory (260) is referred to. .

<Reference to Queuing Table> The queuing table has a structure capable of registering a plurality of print / scan jobs requested by the client (FIG. 8).

The queue management controller checks the queue type in the queuing table and searches for the one corresponding to the designated function ID (10021). If it exists, the entire status information is created from the queuing table data. If there are multiple targets, create multiple status information for multiple minutes.

The data of the overall status information is a queue corresponding to the designated function ID (10021), and includes the registration queue ID and the server ID / network ID of the scanner / printer server which is the target of the queue.
It consists of the total number of queues currently registered and an error code.

<Reference to Restriction Information> Subsequently, the main controller (210) refers to the restriction information table data (FIG. 10) stored in the main memory (260) and refers to the designated function ID (10021). )
Extract the restriction information corresponding to.

The data of the overall status information and the restriction information is set in the data block part of the packet data, and the job type ID in the header is used as the ID of the status block and is returned to the client computer that issued the status request. (S31).

At this time, if there is no queue information or restriction information, a uniquely determined error code is set in the data block portion of the packet data and returned to the client computer that issued the status request.

<Print Setting by User> The client computer divides / analyzes the contents of the packet data returned from the file server in the same manner as the above-mentioned file server, and the registration queue ID corresponding to the currently valid scanner / printer server, Specified function ID
Printer restriction information corresponding to (10021) is obtained (S32).

Then, the device driver on the client computer displays a setting screen in order to prompt the user to make settings related to printing. At this time, the range of parameters to be set is determined based on the obtained restriction item information, and the user is urged to set within the range (S33).

In FIG. 11, the maximum resolution is 2 as a limitation.
This is a setting screen when 00 dpi, usable paper size = A4, B4, and no sorter. In this setting screen, the setting range of resolution is specified, and the unusable paper size and setting items for sorter control are dim.
The range of parameters that can be set is specified to the user by changing the setting (keying or mouse input is disabled to shade the figure).

If the user is satisfied with the printer restrictions specified by the user, he / she can actually print by clicking the "OK" button after setting each parameter. If you are not satisfied with the restrictions of the printer you specified, click the "Cancel" button to close this setting screen, specify another printer again, and then issue a print request again.

[0078] The device driver on the <job registered in the queuing table> client computer, in the same procedure as the issue of status main Motomeko command described above, and set the destination address of the file server of a packet-based (10001), A printer ID, which is uniquely determined as an ID for identifying a function, is set in the function ID of the header section. The job ID is set to 0 because the job has not been determined yet, and the job type ID
Is set to the ID of a command that is uniquely determined to be a data block of the command. At this time, the data block section sets a job registration command for registering a new print job in the print queue on the file server side, and also sets the parameter of the determined registration queue ID in the command section. Similarly, this packet is issued to the scanner / printer server (S34).

<Issue New Job ID of Scanner / Printer Server> On the scanner / printer server side, the main controller (210) separates the contents of the packet into a header part and a data block part, as described above.
Analyze that the contents of the data block is a command,
Perform processing according to the job registration command. The main controller (210) sends a registration queue ID specified in the job registration command to the queue management controller.
A new job is registered in the queuing table of the corresponding printer, and the job ID at that time is newly issued.
At that time, as the status, the job ID is set in the status block of the packet to be returned, and the packet is returned to the client computer by the procedure described above.

After that, the scan / print processing in the network is performed using this job ID as an identification key.

<Client Print Job Registration / Image Data Transfer> The client device driver obtains the job ID from the status packet returned from the scanner / printer server (S35). Rasterized image data registered on the hard disk,
The command data containing the layout information is read, the packet-based job ID is set to the same value as that obtained, and the command type is set as the job type ID. At this time, the data block section sets a print execution command, and in the command section, layout information to be printed, print information such as color balance information, number of prints, print size, magnification, output resolution, and the image of the image data. Size (width, height), type of image data (RGB, CMYK, Bit
parameters such as map, 8 bit palette, etc., image data transfer unit (line sequential, frame sequential, dot sequential), sorter control information, etc. are set. At this time, the number of packets of the entire image data block to be sent after the command block is calculated from the image data size and the image type, and the total number of packets (including command packets) is calculated as the total packet of the header. Set to ID. These packets are continuously transferred from the client computer to the scanner / printer server by the procedure described above (S36).

In the continuous transfer of packets, some command packets are transferred first, and then a packet of image data is transferred (S37). Command, image data, transfer of each Job type ID in the next header
Sets the respective types, and the job ID is registered in the queue. The continuous packet IDs of the header part are sequentially transmitted from 0 to the total packet ID-1 from the packet from the beginning (S).
38).

<Queue Registration of Scanner / Printer Server> On the scanner / printer server side, the command packet / image data packet from the above-mentioned client is received, and it is checked whether or not the designated job ID exists, and if there is, the queue Incoming files are sequentially registered in the hard disk in the scanner / printer server (S39). Then, the ID of the queuing file registered in the hard disk of the scanner / printer server is registered in the queue of the job ID obtained from this command packet (S40). The job ID and the queuing file ID are managed as one set in the queuing table. The command packet / image data packet registered on the hard disk is managed as one file data on the scanner / printer server.

<Queue Check of Scanner / Printer Server> (FIG. 15) Scanner / Printer Server (200)
The main controller (210) is a ROM (260)
The queuing table information is requested to the queue management controller (270) at regular intervals registered above (S50). When a newly registered job is found from this queuing table information (S5
1), the corresponding file information (the packet data from the client is registered as a file) is read from the hard disk (231), and only the command packet portion is extracted from the file information (S5).
2).

<Image file ID request> Main controller (210) of the scanner / printer server (200)
Sets up the image controller (710) of the raster image storage unit via the bus controller (740) so as to operate in the file management mode described above. As a result, the image controller initializes the memory management controller in order to manage the raster image memory in the file management mode and stores the queued image data in the raster image memory (76).
In order to register in 0), an arbitrary file ID of image data at the time of registration is set in the memory management controller (S53). The memory management controller uses this as an image file ID for management / identification.

The print information / image attribute parameters of the queuing image data are stored in the position information table (77).
0) (S54).

<Transfer of Image Data Section to Raster Image Memory> The main controller (210) extracts only the image data section from the file information of the queuing file previously obtained on the hard disk (231), and extracts the image data section. The image data is transferred to the raster image memory (760) (S55). The transferred image data is managed by dividing the raster image memory (760) into a plurality of image files, and the start address and the image data length of the memory, the attribute of the image data, the layout output position of the image data are stored in the memory. Image file ID described above, such as information
Based on the information registered in the position / attribute information table (770) corresponding to the raster image memory (76
0) is registered.

<Layout Output of Image Data> After registration of all image data packets is completed, the main controller (21
0) is the number of prints in the position / attribute information table,
The layout information is set in the layout controller (750) when outputting the layout (S56), and the layout controller performs enlargement / reduction / deformation editing to the designated position and size (S57) to convert the raster image data to the digital interface. The image is transferred via the controller (790) and output to the digital printer unit (300) (S58) to print the image requested by the user.

<Status information setting such as output / completion>
In this way, the status that the scanner / printer server is executing is determined by the queue management controller (270).
Have been informed and can be monitored. The status includes a job ID set in the current print output execution queue, the current number of output sheets, and an output end flag.

Only the flow of this status will be described below.

First, when the command parameter is registered in the raster image storage unit, the ID of the job to be executed is set in the execution queue (10203) of the queuing table, the job status (10215) is set to data transfer, and the print Print the total number of prints (10
216) and the number of printed sheets (1021
Set 7) to 1.

When the raster image storage unit (700) starts print output, the main controller (2
In step 10), the job status (10215) of the job data in the queuing table is set to print execution.

At the time when printing is started, the main controller (210) inquires the raster image storage unit (700) of the printing status at regular intervals, and as a result, the current number of printed sheets and the error status such as out of paper. Is confirmed, and the information is set in the parameter of the printing executed (10311) in the queuing table (S
59).

<Client Status Information Monitoring> The client computer (400) issues a print execution packet, and after issuing all command packets and image data packets, the status of the queuing table on the scanner / printer server side. Will be monitored. C of the client computer (400)
The PU (405) is a network controller (42
0), the command packet of the job status request command is issued. This command packet returns the job information in the queuing table of the job ID specified as a parameter to the client side, which allows the information of the current job to be monitored.

The job information is monitored by the CPU (405) of the client computer (400) based on the status information obtained from the scanner / printer server and the job ID of the data printed out and the registration destination scanner / printer server. The ID and the queuing table are displayed on the display controller (410). Each ID can be displayed in contrast to a unique name managed on the scanner / printer server / client computer, which makes it easy to identify the server. In the displayed queuing table of the scanner / printer server, it is possible to display the current execution process of the scanner / printer server, the number of printed sheets, and the error status, and to display that information at certain intervals. The packet is obtained from the scanner / printer server side.

This monitor function allows the client side to know the completion of printing (S
60).

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According to the present invention, a scan on a network is performed.
Items to set for image processing devices such as printers and printers
Report that the unusable parameters of the eye cannot be selected.
Being informed, the client user can select the image processing
Immediately understand the functions that cannot be used in the device, and
It is possible to obtain the effect that it becomes easy to change the selection of the processing device.
It

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a scanner / printer system according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a digital copying machine according to an embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a client computer according to an embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a scanner / printer server according to an embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a raster image storage unit according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a network packet unit according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a data block unit of a network packet according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of a queuing table according to the embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a configuration diagram of a data block portion of a print execution command according to the embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a configuration diagram of a scanner / printer restriction item information table according to the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a printer setting screen according to the embodiment.

FIG. 12 is a general flowchart of the server system according to the embodiment.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart 1 of the server system according to the embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart 2 of the server system according to the embodiment.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart 3 of the server system according to the embodiment.

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Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. For setting the image processing device
An information processing device for displaying a setting screen, comprising:
The screen contains the parameters of the setting items, Recipient receiving the designation information designating the image processing apparatus
Dan, Restriction information of the image processing device designated by the designation information
An acquisition means for acquiring Based on the obtained restriction information, the usage of the setting items is
Notified that unusable parameters cannot be selected
Characterized by having control means for controlling
Processing equipment. 2. Upon cancellation of the designation to the image processing device
Claim 1 provided with the reception means to attach.
The information processing device described. 3. The acquisition unit periodically outputs the restriction information.
Information processing according to claim 1, characterized in that
apparatus. 4. For setting the image processing device
It is a method of controlling the information processing device that displays the setting screen.
The setting screen includes parameters of setting items, The step of receiving the designation information for designating the image processing device.
And Restriction information of the image processing device designated by the designation information
To get Based on the obtained restriction information, the usage of the setting items is
Notified that unusable parameters cannot be selected
And a control step for controlling
Method.